In recent years, Private Clinics as well as State Hospitals (Healthcare Units) in Greece have been forced to find a method in order to arrive at their operational costs. The method Healthcare Units have selected is that of direct costing. The present article attempts to present the operational...

The aim of the present study is to compare the value relevance of accounting information under International Financial Reporting Accounting standards (IFRS) and Greek Accounting Standards (GAS) and to investigate whether the results are influenced from firm specific characteristics. Firstly, it...

The purpose of this study is to identify, using an econometric model, the factors affecting the Non-Performing Loans Rate (NPL) of the banking systems of the Eurozone for the period 2000-2008. Today, the Eurozone is in the middle of an unprecedented financial crisis, calling into question the...

The aim of the present study is to record the attitude of Greek listed companies towards the mandatory adoption of IFRS, in Greece. In this context, a questionnaire was send to the listed companies of the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) in 2008. The 135 responses revealed the advantages of the...

The financial crisis in Greece and other countries has resulted in an increasing concern over public debt and its viability throughout the world. The debt crisis in the Eurozone is still unfolding, as other European countries after Greece (such as Ireland) seek financial support from the rescue...

The purpose of the present study is to identify the factors affecting the non-performing loans rate (NPL) of Eurozone's banking systems for the period 2000-2008, just before the beginning of the recession. In our days, Eurozone is in the middle of an unprecedented financial crisis, calling into...

The aim of the present study is to investigate the repercussions of the accounting changeover from the Greek Accounting Standards (GAS) to the International Accounting Standards (IAS) in relation to the published financial statements of Greek listed companies for the year 2004. The results show...

In this paper, an attempt is made to compare the budgetary data with the outcomes of 15 first degree local authorities in the Prefecture of Achaia, which should be subject to a preventive audit by the Hellenic Court of Audit. More specifically, it refers to Municipalities with over 5000...